He climbed over, approached the ell, and looked in at the sitting-room window, for a light was burning there.

他爬了过去，走近厢房，朝客厅的窗户里看了看，因为那儿亮着一盏灯。

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He came up to me and asked for a light.

他走到我跟前来借火。

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Kanchi said anxiously, as the sky began to darken for a light rain.

凯蒂忧心重重地说，因为此时天空暗淡无光，像是要下小雨的样子。

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Rockwell created it as an advertisement for a light made by the General Electric company.

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And this is a very fast speed, of course, it's about 700 million miles per hour. So, one way to put that in perspective is to think about how long it takes for a light beam to get from earth to the moon. Does anyone have any guesses? Eight seconds, that sounds good.

当然这是一个非常快的速度，它大约是每小时7亿英里,为了更形象化，我们,看看光从地球到月球,需要多少时间，你们猜猜是多少？,8秒，猜的不错。

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And the Aristotelian view held for a long time, but eventually it started to crumble in the light of more data.

而亚里士多德的观点在很长时间里得到了认同，但最终还是崩溃了,在越来越多的数据面前。

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Occasionally, for a light touch, she'll pick a "purse" that doubles as a conversation starter.

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And going for a light jog in one of the city's parks is a good test.

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In terms of that last rule, it's time for a light bulb moment for your team.

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